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This project is part of another project known as Tomorrows Fools. I created this project after i had conducted several cases involving many of today's disasterous topics, just like the ones within the Youth2Youth project. The Tomorrows Fools Project began in early 2000, and i felt that it was my goal to get these circumstances out in the open and fight for justice for and behalf of the Youth. It is also my intention to start up a Youth2Youth network across the country, providing information and consultation to all that require our services. At this present time, we are currently focusing on the ASBO craze! We want your voices heard across the country, not just Hull. We want these changes to happen, and so do you. It's time for the youth to take charge, we are the future, and the future depends on us...C'mon you Youth's, it's time to show em' exactly what us lot are made of. As you may or may not know, a petition is under way in the decision against the anti-social behavior orders that are being handed out to young people on Queens Gardens. Is this a breach of Human Rights? Have your say! Already, Youth2Youth have received a large response to the petition, with young people from all over the country signing our petition against ASBO's, so why not join in? We've teamed up with ASBO Concern, who are on our side defending us from any draw backs we may suffer, which is good! It's time to get your voice heard, and if you like what Youth2Youth are doing for young people in Hull, as part of the Warren, why not join our free membership scheme, get yourself a shirt and badge and a starter pack, and help those across the city be finally heard. See any of the Youth2Youth members in the Warren (Woody, Rich, Karl & Natasha). For the online petition, go to:
www.ipetitions.com/campaigns/youth2youth/
also, we have a temp web site at:
www.y2y.uk.tt
ASBO Concern: www.asboconcern.org.uk
A meeting will also be held shortly for everyone to attend to, if you want that is! Details will be posted shortly.
Youth2Youth - We support Equal Opportunities & adhere to the Data Protection Act 1984. Contact Woody (Kris) on 07867968019 for more details between 5pm - 9pm. Or see me in the Warren Monday's - Friday's 1pm-4pm. We are also available at our HURAT Office on Monday's, Tuesday's and Thursday's, 9am - 12pm, and your more then welcome to come and visit us!
Are the ASBO's a good thing? What about those that deserve an ASBO, is their any alternatives? Post your ideas to us! If you have any ASBO tales of your own you'd like to share, let us know! E-mail us on [email protected] or write to us at: Youth2Youth, c/o The Warren, 47-49 Queens Dock Avenue, Hull. HU1 3DR. Thank you and Take Care!
A little info:
What is an ASBO?
Anti-social behaviour orders, usually known as asbos, were introduced in the 1998 Crime and Disorder Act and came into force in 1999. Asbos ban people from specific activities or from entering particular areas. They last a minimum of two years, but can be imposed for longer.
The 2002 Police Reform Act and the 2003 Anti-Social Behaviour Act 2003 also contained measures on asbos.
Asbos can be served against children over 10 years of age or against adults if they have behaved "in an anti-social manner that caused or was likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress", and that the order is "necessary to protect persons from further anti-social acts".
This has allowed asbos to be used to ban activity that is not in itself criminal, such as begging, prostitution and even playing football or being sarcastic.
Most asbos are imposed after an application by a local authority or the police. Asbos are made by magistrates' courts after civil proceedings and may be made on the basis of hearsay evidence.
Breaching an asbo is a criminal offence, carrying a penalty of up to five years' imprisonment, even when the original offence was not an imprisonable one. Around half of all asbos have been served on children and young people, who can be given detention training orders lasting up to two years.
Asbo facts and figures
More than 3,800 asbos have been imposed since they were first introduced in 1999 - half of them to children.
The use of asbos is increasing dramatically. Nearly 20 percent of the total number of asbos were imposed in the three months between July and September 2004, the last period for which figures have been released by the Home Office.
The proportion of people breaching their asbos has jumped from 36 percent at the end of December 2002 to 42 percent at the end of 2003.
Youth Justice Board figures show that nearly 50 young people were in custody for breaching an asbo in any month in 2004. That compares to an average of three young people a month between 2000 and 2002.
The Latest News:
Update: 27nd July 2005 - Curfews for under 16's declared illegal
A 15-year-old boy has won a landmark High Court challenge to the legality of child curfew zones. The zones - which gave the police powers to stop unaccompanied children found outside after 9pm, and escort them home - applied irrespective of the young person's behaviour. More than 400 zones had been introduced under the 2003 Anti-Social Behaviour Act. While this case involved Richmond, it has major implications for the government's anti-social behaviour policy because the police will be unable to use the curfew powers again unless new legislation is passed through parliament.
Update: 22nd July 2005 - Camden Council announces review of asbos
There are more signs that the Asbo Concern message is finally getting through.
Camden Council has announced that it plans to conduct a case-by-case review of all asbos served in the borough. This decision is particularly significant because until now Camden has been one of the most vocal advocates of asbos, obtaining by far the greatest number of all the London boroughs.
Update: 21st July 2005 - Asbo Concern dossier presented to Home Office
On 20th July, Asbo Concern presented a dossier of more than a hundred controversial asbo cases to government officials during a lobby of the Home Office. Campaign supporters also handed in a letter requesting a meeting with Home Secretary, Charles Clarke.
Read press coverage of this event [here]
Update: 6th July 2005
Wednesday 20th July - LOBBY the HOME OFFICE
This month, Asbo Concern will take its campaign right to the heart of government.
Join us at the Home Office from 5.00pm - 6.30pm where we will be presenting a dossier of the worst asbo abuses and calling for a full public review of their use.
Speakers at this event include:
Shami Chakrabarti (director, Liberty)
Harry Fletcher (assistant general secretary, National Association of Probation Officers)
Doug Nicholls (general secretary, Community and Youth Workers' Union)
Sue Christoforou (policy officer, Mind)
Deborah Coles (co-director, INQUEST)
Louise King (senior policy officer, Children's Rights Alliance for England)
Matt Foot - (co-ordinator, Asbo Concern)
Meeting point: the Home Office, 2 Marsham St, SW1 (nearest tube Westminster or Victoria)
All supporters of the campaign are welcome, so please spread the word.
Update: 17th June 2005 - Studies back Asbo Concern case
Alvaro Gil-Roblest - the European Commissioner for Human Rights - has published a damning report on asbos.
"It is essential...that measures to combat [anti social] behaviour be both fair and effective. It is doubtful whether the excesses of the anti-social behaviour order and the high-levels of juvenile detention achieve either of these aims. As a general impression, it seems to me that more effort might be expended on explaining the successes of positive reforms and presenting an accurate picture of juvenile crime rather than concocting new measures, which may well inspire confidence through empowering local communities to act themselves, but which would appear neither necessary nor appropriate."
The Joseph Rowntree Trust has also published research carried out by academics from King's College London, looking at public attitudes towards anti social behaviour. Significantly, it found greatest public support for preventative approaches to antisocial behaviour rather than the government's emphasis on 'tough' punitive measures like asbos
Update: 5th June 2005 - Asbo Concern appears on TV
On Friday, 3rd June Asbo Concern supporters were able to put the campaign's message to the public when they appeared on the "Asbo Madness" edition of the 'Tonight with Trevor Macdonald' show.
from the ITV website:
"Asbos (Anti-social behaviour orders) are designed to combat Britain's yob culture. But, increasingly they are being doled out for the most trivial reasons. Our reporter Jonathan Maitland has met the retired music teacher whose Asbo banned her from feeding the birds in her local park. He also visits the landlord who is barred from changing the name of his pub to 'The Porking Yard' in case it upsets Muslims. And Jonathan will report on the cases of a woman who is no longer allowed to answer the door in her underwear and the girl with Tourette's Syndrome whose Asbo bans her from swearing."
www.ipetitions.com/campaigns/youth2youth/
also, we have a temp web site at:
www.y2y.uk.tt
ASBO Concern: www.asboconcern.org.uk
A meeting will also be held shortly for everyone to attend to, if you want that is! Details will be posted shortly.
Youth2Youth - We support Equal Opportunities & adhere to the Data Protection Act 1984. Contact Woody (Kris) on 07867968019 for more details between 5pm - 9pm. Or see me in the Warren Monday's - Friday's 1pm-4pm. We are also available at our HURAT Office on Monday's, Tuesday's and Thursday's, 9am - 12pm, and your more then welcome to come and visit us!
Are the ASBO's a good thing? What about those that deserve an ASBO, is their any alternatives? Post your ideas to us! If you have any ASBO tales of your own you'd like to share, let us know! E-mail us on [email protected] or write to us at: Youth2Youth, c/o The Warren, 47-49 Queens Dock Avenue, Hull. HU1 3DR. Thank you and Take Care!
A little info:
What is an ASBO?
Anti-social behaviour orders, usually known as asbos, were introduced in the 1998 Crime and Disorder Act and came into force in 1999. Asbos ban people from specific activities or from entering particular areas. They last a minimum of two years, but can be imposed for longer.
The 2002 Police Reform Act and the 2003 Anti-Social Behaviour Act 2003 also contained measures on asbos.
Asbos can be served against children over 10 years of age or against adults if they have behaved "in an anti-social manner that caused or was likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress", and that the order is "necessary to protect persons from further anti-social acts".
This has allowed asbos to be used to ban activity that is not in itself criminal, such as begging, prostitution and even playing football or being sarcastic.
Most asbos are imposed after an application by a local authority or the police. Asbos are made by magistrates' courts after civil proceedings and may be made on the basis of hearsay evidence.
Breaching an asbo is a criminal offence, carrying a penalty of up to five years' imprisonment, even when the original offence was not an imprisonable one. Around half of all asbos have been served on children and young people, who can be given detention training orders lasting up to two years.
Asbo facts and figures
More than 3,800 asbos have been imposed since they were first introduced in 1999 - half of them to children.
The use of asbos is increasing dramatically. Nearly 20 percent of the total number of asbos were imposed in the three months between July and September 2004, the last period for which figures have been released by the Home Office.
The proportion of people breaching their asbos has jumped from 36 percent at the end of December 2002 to 42 percent at the end of 2003.
Youth Justice Board figures show that nearly 50 young people were in custody for breaching an asbo in any month in 2004. That compares to an average of three young people a month between 2000 and 2002.
The Latest News:
Update: 27nd July 2005 - Curfews for under 16's declared illegal
A 15-year-old boy has won a landmark High Court challenge to the legality of child curfew zones. The zones - which gave the police powers to stop unaccompanied children found outside after 9pm, and escort them home - applied irrespective of the young person's behaviour. More than 400 zones had been introduced under the 2003 Anti-Social Behaviour Act. While this case involved Richmond, it has major implications for the government's anti-social behaviour policy because the police will be unable to use the curfew powers again unless new legislation is passed through parliament.
Update: 22nd July 2005 - Camden Council announces review of asbos
There are more signs that the Asbo Concern message is finally getting through.
Camden Council has announced that it plans to conduct a case-by-case review of all asbos served in the borough. This decision is particularly significant because until now Camden has been one of the most vocal advocates of asbos, obtaining by far the greatest number of all the London boroughs.
Update: 21st July 2005 - Asbo Concern dossier presented to Home Office
On 20th July, Asbo Concern presented a dossier of more than a hundred controversial asbo cases to government officials during a lobby of the Home Office. Campaign supporters also handed in a letter requesting a meeting with Home Secretary, Charles Clarke.
Read press coverage of this event [here]
Update: 6th July 2005
Wednesday 20th July - LOBBY the HOME OFFICE
This month, Asbo Concern will take its campaign right to the heart of government.
Join us at the Home Office from 5.00pm - 6.30pm where we will be presenting a dossier of the worst asbo abuses and calling for a full public review of their use.
Speakers at this event include:
Shami Chakrabarti (director, Liberty)
Harry Fletcher (assistant general secretary, National Association of Probation Officers)
Doug Nicholls (general secretary, Community and Youth Workers' Union)
Sue Christoforou (policy officer, Mind)
Deborah Coles (co-director, INQUEST)
Louise King (senior policy officer, Children's Rights Alliance for England)
Matt Foot - (co-ordinator, Asbo Concern)
Meeting point: the Home Office, 2 Marsham St, SW1 (nearest tube Westminster or Victoria)
All supporters of the campaign are welcome, so please spread the word.
Update: 17th June 2005 - Studies back Asbo Concern case
Alvaro Gil-Roblest - the European Commissioner for Human Rights - has published a damning report on asbos.
"It is essential...that measures to combat [anti social] behaviour be both fair and effective. It is doubtful whether the excesses of the anti-social behaviour order and the high-levels of juvenile detention achieve either of these aims. As a general impression, it seems to me that more effort might be expended on explaining the successes of positive reforms and presenting an accurate picture of juvenile crime rather than concocting new measures, which may well inspire confidence through empowering local communities to act themselves, but which would appear neither necessary nor appropriate."
The Joseph Rowntree Trust has also published research carried out by academics from King's College London, looking at public attitudes towards anti social behaviour. Significantly, it found greatest public support for preventative approaches to antisocial behaviour rather than the government's emphasis on 'tough' punitive measures like asbos
Update: 5th June 2005 - Asbo Concern appears on TV
On Friday, 3rd June Asbo Concern supporters were able to put the campaign's message to the public when they appeared on the "Asbo Madness" edition of the 'Tonight with Trevor Macdonald' show.
from the ITV website:
"Asbos (Anti-social behaviour orders) are designed to combat Britain's yob culture. But, increasingly they are being doled out for the most trivial reasons. Our reporter Jonathan Maitland has met the retired music teacher whose Asbo banned her from feeding the birds in her local park. He also visits the landlord who is barred from changing the name of his pub to 'The Porking Yard' in case it upsets Muslims. And Jonathan will report on the cases of a woman who is no longer allowed to answer the door in her underwear and the girl with Tourette's Syndrome whose Asbo bans her from swearing."
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